A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the National Gold and Silver Stamping Act of 1906 to require proper disclosure in representations of quality of gold and silver jewelry, to prescribe the minimum statutory standard of fineness of gold articles at 10 carat fineness, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

22 March 1978

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Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Prohibits the use, in advertising any article of gold or silver, of statements which indicate that the gold or silver in such article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness. Prohibits any representation of the gold content of an article which is of less than ten karat fineness.

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summary · EN · 22 March 1978
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/11765
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